[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1232]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

29 CFR Part 215

RIN 1294-AA14


Office of Labor-Management Programs; Guidelines, Section 5333(b), 
Federal Transit Law

AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Programs, Office of the American 
Workplace, Labor.

ACTION: Confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Labor-Management Programs published a notice in 
the January 5, 1996 Federal Register (61 FR 386) deferring the 
effective date of implementation of guidelines for the employee 
protection program under Title 49 U.S.C., Chapter 53, Section 5333(b) 
of the Federal Transit law. Pursuant to the January 5, notice, the 
original effective date, January 8, 1996, was extended for a period 
equal to the duration of the furlough caused by the partial government 
shutdown that began on December 16, 1995.
    This document announces and confirms that the new effective date of 
the guidelines will be January 29, 1996. This action was taken because 
the temporary closing of government offices and the furlough of 
Department of Labor (the Department) employees responsible for the 
administration of this program precluded the Office of Labor-Management 
Programs from undertaking the necessary staff training and preparation 
of materials and documents to allow for implementation of the 
guidelines.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The new effective date of the guidelines is January 29, 
1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelley Andrews, Director, Statutory 
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 
N-5411, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-4473.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Rationale

    The Office of Labor-Management Programs, Office of the American 
Workplace, hereby confirms that January 29, 1996 will be the new 
effective date of the guidelines for the administration of the transit 
employee protection program pursuant to Section 5333(b) of the Federal 
Transit law, commonly referred to as ``Section 13(c)'', (FR Vol. 60, 
No. 235, pg. 62964, December 7, 1995).

II. Publication in Final

    The Department finds good cause that public comment on the 
confirmation of the effective date of these guidelines to be 
impracticable and unnecessary because the Department is forced to take 
this action due to the temporary closing of Federal offices and the 
furlough, caused by the partial government shutdown, affecting the 
Department employees who administer this program. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 215

    Grant administration; Grants--transportation; Labor-management 
relations; Labor unions; Mass transportation.
    Accordingly, the amendment of 29 CFR Chapter II published at FR 
Vol. 60, No. 235, pg. 62964, December 7, 1995, is deferred until 
January 29, 1996.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 22nd day of January, 1996.
Charles L. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-1232 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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